CTBUH Signboard Unveiled at Suzhou IFS

Wednesday, 20 June 2018 | Suzhou

SUZHOU – On Wednesday, June 20, 2018, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) unveiled a commemorative signboard designating Suzhou International Finance Square (Suzhou IFS) as the eight tallest building in mainland China and the tallest building in the Jiangsu province of China at 450 meters. The award ceremony marked Suzhou IFS as the veritable “highest point” in the Jiangsu province. 

Scenes from the day

From left to right: Qingshan Wei, Board of Trustees, Wharf China Development Limited; CTBUH Chief Executive Officer, Antony Wood; CTBUH Secretary Tim Neal, President & CEO, CallisonRTKL; Guoqiang Li, Professor of Structural Engineering, Tongji University; and CTBUH China Office Director Peng Du present the commemorative signboard.
Guoqiang Li, Professor of Structural Engineering, Tongji University, addresses the crowd at Suzhou IFS.
Qingshan Wei, Board of Trustees, Wharf China Development Limited, presents the commemorative signboard.
The Suzhou IFS signboard, designating the tower as the tallest building in the Jiangsu province, and the eighth tallest in mainland China.
Exterior view of Suzhou IFS, which has a silhouette reminiscent of a fish. © Shasha Wang
CTBUH CEO Antony Wood answers reporter questions after the signboard ceremony for Suzhou IFS.